Fresh

Over the last couple years I have been salivating over being able to attend the coveted SXSW Interactive Design Conference. This year I have paved myself a path to get down there and soak in the massive amount of inspiration that gets unleashed in Austin this time of year. I couldn’t be more stoked to take it all in… but how on earth am I planning on taking what I hear and retaining EVERYTHING I need to come away a better designer, thinker and doer?

Do I fill up countless notebooks with quotes and drawings, set up my handy tape recorder so next time I feel like re-living the whole weekend I can just flip a switch? Maybe I can just listen carefully and soak it all in, hoping the inspiration seeps in through my pores.

While I most definitely will have a pad and pencil in front of me, I will also have my iPhone, and where there is an iPhone in the hands of an interactive designer… there is the amazing micro blogging tool called @twitter. Have you heard of it? It is kind of a big deal these days. So much of a big deal that its use has become at times… well, overused. I am here to tell you a few easy steps to keeping your followers happy with your content stream. Remember kids, it is all about well placed, relevant content.

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